Bed or seat cover or cushion



Dec. 26, 1939. A. M. BEL'IAN.

BED R SEAT COVER OF. CUSHION A Filed Nov. v7, 1938 Patented Dec. 26, 1,939

UNITED STATES PATENT` GFFICE 3 Claims.

My invention relates to bed or seat covers or cushions, and its principal object is to provide a resilient cooling and Ventilating pad or cushion formed from fabric or other flexible material which is constructed with transverse air passages and resilient fillings so arranged that, when superposed upon a mattress or upon the seats or backs of chairs, couches, and automobile seats, it

will conform yieldingly to the contours of the 1.0 human body and at the same time allow an elcient air circulation between the body and the supporting surface.

When applied to a bed in place of the conventional bed sheets, the air circulation between the l5 body and the cushion avoids the accumulation of heat and consequent perspiration andclammy feeling of the body which usually causes the would-be sleeper to toss about continually in the effort to nd relief. When used for hospital purposes it virtually eliminates all traces of bed sorenessvwhich so frequently retards the recovery of the patient and, further, its washable qualities are f of great advantage from a sanitary point of View.

When applied to the backs and'seats of autovided in` respect to the drivers seat, eliminating the usual tired feeling in the back and shoulders of the driver.

Another object of my said invention is to provide a pad or cushion of the kind referred to manent deformation or loss of resiliency.

A further object of my said invention is to provide a pad or cushion which is simple in construc-V tion, light in weight, 'and economical to manufacture, so/that it may be produced at a cost which is .triing having regard to the comfort derived from 1 With the'se and other objects in view, I will now i describe a preferred embodiment of my invention with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one form of myimproved pad or cushion as applied to an ordinary bed or couch. 1 Figure 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1 land drawn to an enlarged scale. Y Figure 3 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing the application of my invention to an automobile seat.

Like characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing I designates the lower 'sheet or mobiles, an especially improved condition is prowhich can be used over long periods without perfoundation of plain or rubberized fabric or other flexible material on which is superposed an upper layer 2, the upper and lower layers being connected together at intervals of-about one inch by sewing the two layers together in a transverse 5 direction, thus forming a series of tubular spaces l which are partially filled with filling 5 preferably of soft sponge rubber having a cross section of about one-quarter inch to three-eighths inch square. v

Thus it will be seen by reference more particularly to Figure 2 of the drawing that, when the cushion rests upon a supporting surface, transverse air,spaces are provided in the unfilled portions of the spaces 4 as will as in the spaces 6' l5 between the adjacent tubular structures. In order to secure the fillings 5 in position endwise, the upper layerof fabric is secured by a longitudinal row ofstitching to the lower layer, as indicated at 'l in Figure 3, and then. in order to 20 stiifen the pad as a whole, there is added an additional strip of material 8 having its edges bent under and secured by two rows of stitching as indicated at 9 to the main body of the cushion. The lower layerof material I is provided at the head end with a considerable length of plain material IA adapted to receive a pillow, marked P in broken lines, and'at the foot of the pad a length of plain material IB is provided which is..y adapted to be folded 'over the mattress so as to 30 retain the cushion or pad in position.

When used as a detachable cover for application to the seat of an automobile, as shownin Figure 4, the transverse tubular portions extend v downward over the back as indicated at I0, over 35. the seat I I and over the front edge of the seat I2, and the marginal edges of the fabric in this case are made wideenough to extend over the top as at I3, pver the sides as at I4, and over the seat portion as at I5, I6, so as to automatically retain 40 the resilient ventilated portions in position without the use of buttons or other fastenings, whereby removal of my improved pad for cleaning purposes is greatly facilitated. i

While I have herein described a preferred form of my invention, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the same relates that various modifications in detail and changes in material maybe made tolmeet any particular requirements without departing from the'spirit of 50 my invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my said invention, what I'claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is: l y

1. A cooling cushion comprising upper and lower sheets of 'flexible materialconnected together by rows of stitching disposed in parallel t spaced relation so as to form a plurality of elongated cushion spaces,said spaces being closed at their ends and having therein strips of sponge rubber centrally disposed therealong so as to protheir ends and having therein strips of sponge rubber centrally disposed therealong so as to provide substantially triangular air chambers on each side thereof, whereby a combination of rubber-cushioning and air-cushioning is obtained. 3. A cooling cushion comprising upper and lower sheets of flexible material connected together by rows of stitching disposed in parallel spaced relation so as to form a plurality of elongated cushion spaces, said spaces being closed at their ends and having therein strips of sponge rubber centrally disposed therealong so as yto provide substantially triangular air chambers on each side thereof, whereby a vcombination of rubbercushioning and air-cushioning is obtained and a plurality of open air spaces are formed between the several cushions.

ANTHONY M. BELIAN. 

